CCSG Pre-Conference Workshop

12pm - 5pm: CCSG Pre-Conference Workshop

The CCSG 101 Workshop is designed for newer ADAs and other key CCSG staff who need to learn the basic “nuts and bolts” of preparing and submitting a CCSG application and then planning for and executing an NCI site visit.  Experienced CCSG administrators will walk through every aspect of the process, from long-term planning and narrative development to metric “locks” and version control and, finally, practice sessions and the day of choreography. Attendees will receive direct guidance and advice to help them prepare for their first CCSG experience.  Instead of attending this workshop, experienced CCSG personnel are asked to bring their questions and experiences into the ACCA CCAF conference sessions in order to free up as much space as possible for newer staff in this limited-capacity session. (75 seats available)

Speakers: Nick Fisher, Melissa Fitzmaurice Neligan, Jennifer F. Rogers 

CRTEC Pre-Conference Workshop

11am - 12pm: Mentoring Session Co-chairs: Jennifer Seuferer, Erin Oakley, Hari Nakshatri

12 - 12:30pm: Lunch

12:30 - 12:35pm: Welcome

12:35 - 12:45pm: Networking

12:45 - 1:30pm: Working with your CTSA – Benefits for CRTEC Co-chairs: Cauleen Noel and Dave Mankoff

1:30 - 1:40pm: Networking

1:40 - 1:45pm: Travel to auditorium for next session

1:45 - 2:30pm: Diverse Ways CRTEC and Shared Resources can Partner (co-hosted Session with Shared Resources Affinity Group) Co-chairs: Nina Salama and Andrea Brocato

2:30 - 2:50: Travel and Break

2:50 - 3:00pm: Networking

3:00 - 3:45pm: Fireside Chat with Marge Foti and Ruben Mesa from American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Moderator: Eileen Dolan

3:45 - 3:55pm: Networking

3:55 - 4:40pm: Addressing Challenges in Recruitment and Retention of CRTEC Program Participants Co-chairs: Megan Mekinda and Nina Salama

 4:40 - 4:45pm: Closing

Team Sciences Network Pre-Conference Workshop

The overall goal of this hands-on workshop is to discuss best practices for establishing and expanding cancer center specific infrastructure and support for team science that aligns with the scientific priorities of each institution and expectations of the cancer center support grant.

12:00 – 1:30pm Session 1 | Right Sizing Support & Services for Team Science at Cancer Centers

This session will focus on discussing established models and optimal strategies for determining service types and personnel requirements to support team science at a variety of centers. Participants will be asked to provide information about team science support at their institution to inform the conversation, which will cover the following:

• Institutional goals and expectations for team science

• Scope of work, roles, and size of cancer center specific research development offices

• Utilization of existing school and/or university wide research development services

• Funding models supporting research development offices

• Office size versus portfolio of awards and pipeline of proposals

• Metrics demonstrating return on investment in research development offices

• Maximizing efficiency of team science support and services

1:30 – 1:45pm Break & Networking

1:45 – 3:15pm Session 2 | Best Practices for Establishing & Developing Scientific Teams

This session will focus on evaluating practices for establishing and fostering inter- and trans-disciplinary scientific teams engaging in large team science initiatives and discuss the unique challenges of fostering team science at cancer centers. Discussions will cover the following:

• Ensuring institutional team science support ties to cancer center strategic plans

• Providing credit for team science participation in promotion, tenure, and incentive evaluations

• Ensuring members have equal opportunities to engage in and lead team science initiatives

• Providing training sessions for early and mid-career members to effectively lead teams

• Investing in resource development to facilitate collaboration across the center

• Determining acceptable outcomes of scientific teams beyond large grants

• Establishing effective pilot project funding models for data and technology development

3:15 – 3:30pm Break & Networking

3:30 – 5:00pm Session 3 | Incorporating Team Science into COE, CRTEC, and PED Activities

This session will focus on the challenges and successes in incorporating team science into cancer center community outreach and engagement; education and training; and workforce diversity and development activities through partnership with these teams. Discussion topics will include:

• Partnering with CRTEC on training sessions to engage faculty in team science

• Partnering with PED to write the Plan for Enhancing Diverse Perspectives component

• Partnering with COE to identify patient and/or community advocates

• Partnering with COE to provide training to lay advisors participating on team science EABs

• Partnering with PED to encourage building diverse teams

• Partnering with CRTEC to support developmental components of large grants

Shared Resources Network Pre-Conference Workshop

 12:00 - 12:30pm Lunch

12:30 - 12:35pm Welcome
12:35 - 1:20pm Maximizing CCSG Impact through Intra- and Multi-Institutional Shared Resource Partnerships Brian Springer, VP Research Administration, Moffitt, Holly Kloos-Dressman, Assistant Director Shared Resources, University of North Carolina Lineberger

1:20 - 1:35pm Networking

1:35 - 1:45pm Break - Transit Time

1:45 - 2:30pm Diverse Ways CRTEC and Shared Resources can Partner (co-hosted Session with Shared Resources Affinity Group) Co-chairs: Nina Salama and Andrea Brocato

2:40 - 3:40pm Fireside Chat with Krzysztof Ptak Krzysztof Ptak, Acting Director - NCI Office of Cancer Centers, led by Shreya Kanodia, Associate Vice President for Programs, Infrastructure and Planning, MD Anderson

3:40 - 3:50pm Break

3:50 - 4:35pm Enhancing Research Visibility: Strategies for Tracking and Amplifying ROI and Publication Impact

4:35 - 4:45pm Closing

Information Technology/Information Management

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